Analytical Review of the Book “Distance Learning Universities and Conventional Universities, a Comparative Study of Five Countries”

Abstract

The book under analytical revision discusses the results of a comparative

study conducted by Professor Sara Guri- Rosenblit to determine the tensions

and interactions between distance teaching and campus universities in each

of five countries, namely: The United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Canada

and Israel. It also discusses the developments which happened to each of

five distance teaching universities which were established in the early 1970's

during the two decades following its establishment. The book points out the

differences and similarities among these universities concerning

administration, academic systems, financing, and affiliation in light of the

national setting of each one of them. The universities under discussion are:

The Open University in the UK, the Spanish Universidad Nacional de

Educacion a Distancia, the Fern Universitat in Germany, Athabasca

University in Canada and the Open University of Israel.